لمdid not تَغبyou are absent عَنيfrom me وَإنand even if كنfirst part of كنت ('you were')
لم تَغب عَني وَإن كن
تَcompletion of كنت ('you were') بَعيداًfar away عَنfrom عيانيmy sight
تَ بَعيداً عَن عياني
You have not been absent from me, even though you
You are not absent from me though you are
are far beyond my sight.
Far from my sight
أقربُclosest الناسِthe people إلىto فِكfirst part of فكري ('my thought')
أقربُ الناسِ إلى فِك
ريcompletion of فكري ('my thought') وقلبيand my heart ولسانيand my tongue
ري وقلبي ولساني
Of all people, you are closest to my
The closest of all people to my
thoughts, my heart, and my tongue.
Thoughts, heart, and tongue
حلsettled منِّيof me الشوقُlonging فيin
حل منِّي الشوقُ في
كلِّevery مكانٍplace ومكانِand a place
كلِّ مكانٍ ومكانِ
Longing has settled within me, in
Longing for you resides
each and every place.
In every place and every spot
ياO بعيدَdistant الدارِthe dwelling باليأfirst part of باليأس ('through despair')
يا بعيدَ الدارِ باليأ
سِcompletion of باليأس ('through despair') قريباًnear بالأمانيthrough hopes
سِ قريباً بالأماني
O you, distant in dwelling through
O you who live far away, you are
despair, yet near through hopes.
Far in home yet near in my hopes
Sol 6.1